Cleaning device



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,309

A. z. BOSE CLEANING DEVICE Filed June 1o. 1927 Patented Jan. 3, 192.8.

UNITED STATES AUGUST Z. BOSE, OF WILLITS, CALIFOR IA.

` CLEANING DEVKICE.

Application filed .Tune 10,

This invention relates to improvements in cleaning devices, and hasparticular reference to an attachment for use upon brooms and the likecleaning implements.

The principal object is to provide a supplemental broom or brush elementwhich may be attached tothe ordinary broom, which attachment will permitthe broomto enter corners and other small restricted areas therebypermitting the removal of dirt therefrom. y

n, further object of-this invention is to produce a device of thischaracter which when not in use may be slid out of the handle andtherefore out of the way.

A still further object is to produce a device of this character which iseconomical to manufacture and one which will not materially add to t-hecost of a broom.

Other objects and advantages will be apiarent'during the course of thefollowing description. y

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification andlin which like numerals are employed to' designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Figure l is a front elevation of a broom having my device attachedthereto, and

Figure 2 is a cross section of my device as the same will appear when inoperating` position.

An ordinary broom which is made of broom straw is of set size so that itwill not enter corners and other small areas suoli as around radiators,between newel posts and the like places. Consequently it is necessary'to provide a separate brush for thisv purpose; heretofore the separatebrushes have been entirely independent of the broom and therefore whenthe separate rbrush is forgotten or mislaid, the small places do notreceive a cleaning.

I have therefore produced a broom of small dimension which is positionedupon'a tubular member, the tubular member is slidable upon the ordinarybroom handle and when it is desired to use the same the auxiliary broomis slid to the upper end of the handle of the main broom which is thenturned upsidedown so that the auxiliary broom will come into contactwith the floor or any other part to be cleaned'.

1927. Serial No. 197,915.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my inventiomthe numeral 5 designatesbroom handle having the customary broom straw brush 6 secured to thehandle 5 in the customary manner as shown at 7. Slidable upon the handle5 is a tubular member 8 preferably made of a resilient material whichwill tightly grip the handle and at the same time permit a slidingaction when desired. This tubular member has secured thereto a brushelement 9 preferably Constructed Lot' broom' straw and secured to thetubular element in any improved manner.

Under ordinary conditions, the auxiliary broom thus formed between thetubular member 8 andthe straws 9 is slid upon the handle 5 of the mainbroom to a point where it is out of the way when using the main broom 6.A

lVhcn it is desired to clean a small area `wherethe broom 6 is too largeto enter, the

auxiliary broom is moved upon the handle 5 to the position shown inFigure 2, atwhich time the broom 6 is turned upsidedown so that theauxiliary broom 9 may be used for sweeping purposes.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a very simple device, onewhich will accomplish all of the objects above set forth.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed Y is to be taken as a preferred example of the saine and thatvarious changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrange mentof partsmay be resorted to without. departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I

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